Source: Annuario Pontificio
(see the file)
The Coptic Catholic Church (Patriarchate)
The Eastern Catholic Churches 2007 Source: Annuario Pontificio
The Armenian Catholic Church (Patriarchate)
Jurisdiction |
1990 |
2000 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Bish |
Par |
SecPr |
RelPr |
MRel |
FRel |
Dc |
Sm |
Archeparchy of Beirut, Lebanon (Patriarchal) |
15,000 |
12,000 |
10,000 |
12,000 |
12,000 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
17 |
29 |
35 |
2 |
2 |
Damascus, Syria (patriarchal exarchate) |
4,000 |
4,000 |
4,500 |
4,500 |
4,500 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Amman and Jerusalem (patriarchal exarchate) |
|
280 |
740 |
400 |
800 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Eparchy of Ispahan, Iran |
2,200 |
2,200 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Archeparchy of Baghdad, Iraq |
2,200 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Eparchy of Iskanderiya (Alexandria) Egypt |
1,500 |
1,287 |
1,276 |
6,000 |
6,000 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
Archeparchy of Aleppo, Syria |
15,000 |
17,000 |
17,000 |
17,000 |
17,000 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
10 |
Eparchy of Kamichlié, Syria |
4,303 |
4,000 |
4,000 |
4,000 |
4,000 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
Archeparchy of Istanbul, Turkey |
3,700 |
3,680 |
3,670 |
3,650 |
3,640 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
Archeparchy of Lviv, Ukraine |
|
|
|
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Eparchy of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris, France |
30,000 |
30,000 |
30,000 |
30,000 |
30,000 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
Ordinariate for Greece (Athens) |
650 |
600 |
400 |
400 |
400 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Ordinariate for Romania (Gherla) |
|
1,000 |
515 |
333 |
842 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Archeparchy of Saint Gregory of Narek, Buenos Aires |
estab. 1989 |
16,000 |
16,000 |
16,000 |
16,000 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Apostolic Exarchate for Latin America and Mexico |
30,000 |
12,000 |
12,000 |
12,000 |
12,000 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg, New York (US and Canada) |
34,300 |
36,000 |
36,000 |
36,000 |
36,000 |
1 |
9 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
12 |
0 |
1 |
Ordinariate for Eastern Europe (Gyumri, Armenia) |
estab. 1991 |
220,000 |
220,000 |
220,000 |
220,000 |
1 |
36 |
0 |
8 |
13 |
25 |
0 |
5 |
TOTAL |
142,853 |
362,047 |
368,101 |
374,283 |
375,182 |
14 |
94 |
33 |
44 |
62 |
103 |
4 |
25 |
The Coptic Catholic Church (Patriarchate)
Jurisdiction |
1990 |
2000 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Bish |
Par |
SecPr |
RelPr |
MRel |
FRel |
Dc |
Sm |
Eparchy of Alexandria (Patriarchal) |
60,000 |
88,000 |
130,000 |
135,000 |
27,377 |
2 |
36 |
47 |
22 |
58 |
125 |
0 |
5 |
Eparchy of Assiut, Egypt |
34,500 |
35,000 |
45,000 |
45,000 |
50,000 |
1 |
41 |
49 |
5 |
5 |
60 |
0 |
13 |
Eparchy of Ismayliah, Egypt |
5,000 |
6,500 |
6,700 |
6,800 |
7,000 |
1 |
14 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
68 |
1 |
4 |
Eparchy of Luqsor and Thebes, Egypt |
21,000 |
17,543 |
18,000 |
18,000 |
18,500 |
1 |
20 |
9 |
14 |
17 |
70 |
0 |
3 |
Eparchy of Minya, Egypt |
20,084 |
38,835 |
40,530 |
40,530 |
40,530 |
1 |
26 |
41 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
0 |
25 |
Eparchy of Sohag, Egypt |
12,000 |
12,000 |
12,560 |
12,670 |
12,930 |
2 |
20 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
4 |
Eparchy of Guizeh, Egypt |
|
estab. 2003 |
0 |
7,500 |
4,990 |
1 |
7 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
TOTAL |
152,584 |
197,878 |
252,790 |
265,500 |
161,327 |
9 |
164 |
184 |
46 |
86 |
360 |
1 |
57 |
Abbreviations: Bish=Bishop, Par=Parishes, SecPr=Secular Priests, RelPr=Religious Priests, MRel=Male Religious, FRel=Female Religious, Dc=Permanent Deacons, Sm=Seminarians (2007 figures)
The Ethiopian/Eritrean Catholic Church (Metropolitanate)
Jurisdiction |
1990 |
2000 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Bish |
Par |
SecPr |
RelPr |
MRel |
FRel |
Dc |
Sm |
Metropolitan Archeparchy of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
42,800 |
51,732 |
32,210 |
27,292 |
27,620 |
1 |
20 |
24 |
90 |
205 |
253 |
0 |
12 |
Eparchy of Adigrat, Ethiopia |
14,970 |
16,625 |
19,326 |
19,935 |
19,994 |
2 |
35 |
66 |
15 |
46 |
51 |
0 |
19 |
Eparchy of Emdeber, Ethiopia |
|
estab. 2003 |
24,000 |
18,600 |
18,850 |
1 |
24 |
11 |
4 |
4 |
36 |
0 |
8 |
Eparchy of Asmara, Eritrea |
60,780 |
46,303 |
58,624 |
56,369 |
62,453 |
2 |
66 |
44 |
287 |
535 |
628 |
2 |
54 |
Eparchy of Barentu, Eritrea |
estab. 1995 |
37,000 |
37,929 |
38,552 |
39,077 |
2 |
11 |
4 |
21 |
24 |
26 |
0 |
15 |
Eparchy of Keren, Eritrea |
estab. 1995 |
49,889 |
53,135 |
54,867 |
54,867 |
1 |
49 |
27 |
21 |
79 |
52 |
0 |
34 |
TOTAL |
118,550 |
201,549 |
225,224 |
215,615 |
222,861 |
9 |
205 |
176 |
438 |
893 |
1046 |
2 |
142 |
The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church (Major Archepiscopate)
Jurisdiction |
1990 |
2000 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Bish |
Par |
SecPr |
RelPr |
MRel |
FRel |
Dc |
Sm |
Metropolitan Archeparchy of Trivandrum, India |
221,618 |
305,000 |
265,000 |
270,000 |
273,600 |
3 |
193 |
244 |
55 |
140 |
947 |
0 |
105 |
Eparchy of Battery, India |
19,000 |
24,250 |
25,512 |
25,587 |
25,587 |
1 |
22 |
89 |
12 |
12 |
276 |
0 |
23 |
Eparchy of Tiruvalla, India |
41,250 |
55,945 |
36,673 |
36,673 |
37,284 |
2 |
133 |
101 |
25 |
54 |
261 |
0 |
38 |
Eparchy of Marthandom, India |
estab. 1996 |
61,025 |
64,450 |
64,600 |
64,725 |
1 |
73 |
31 |
6 |
9 |
164 |
0 |
26 |
Eparchy of Muvattupuzha, India |
|
estab 2003 |
11,067 |
11,403 |
11,444 |
1 |
66 |
38 |
2 |
17 |
92 |
0 |
17 |
TOTAL |
281,868 |
446,220 |
402,702 |
408,263 |
412,640 |
8 |
487 |
503 |
100 |
232 |
1740 |
0 |
209 |
The Syrian Catholic Church (Patriarchate)
Jurisdiction |
1990 |
2000 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Bish |
Par |
SecPr |
RelPr |
MRel |
FRel |
Dc |
Sm |
Patriarchal Eparchy of Beirut, Lebanon |
23,000 |
26,000 |
14,500 |
14,700 |
14,700 |
5 |
5 |
12 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
0 |
5 |
Archeparchy of Baghdad, Iraq |
23,000 |
24,000 |
25,000 |
23,000 |
22,000 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Archeparchy of Mossul, Iraq |
22,650 |
29,500 |
35,000 |
40,000 |
40,000 |
1 |
12 |
27 |
5 |
8 |
20 |
0 |
17 |
Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem and Amman |
960 |
10,298 |
1,550 |
1,550 |
1,550 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
1 |
1 |
Eparchy of Cairo, Egypt |
2,000 |
1,763 |
1,728 |
1,643 |
1,637 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Metropolitan Archeparchy of Damascus, Syria |
4,000 |
6,200 |
6,500 |
8,000 |
8,000 |
2 |
5 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
5 |
0 |
Metropolitan Archeparchy of Homs, Syria |
9,255 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
1 |
15 |
15 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
Archeparchy of Aleppo, Syria |
8,750 |
8,800 |
8,000 |
8,000 |
8,000 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Archeparchy of Hassaké-Nisibi, Syria |
3,810 |
5,200 |
5,630 |
5,630 |
5,630 |
2 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
Patriarchal Exarchate of Turkey |
2,500 |
2,125 |
2,155 |
2,155 |
2,160 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Patriarchal Exarchate of Basra and the Gulf |
320 |
1,200 |
410 |
410 |
820 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark, New Jersey |
estab. 1995 |
11,780 |
13,140 |
13,270 |
13,270 |
1 |
8 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
Sudan (patriarchal dependency) |
|
300 |
55 |
55 |
55 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Apostolic Exarchate for Venezuela |
|
estab 2001 |
0 |
3,870 |
3,870 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
TOTAL |
100,245 |
137,166 |
123,668 |
132,283 |
131,692 |
18 |
75 |
107 |
9 |
18 |
62 |
12 |
52 |
Abbreviations: Bish=Bishop, Par=Parishes, SecPr=Secular Priests, RelPr=Religious Priests, MRel=Male Religious, FRel=Female Religious, Dc=Permanent Deacons, Sm=Seminarians (2007 figures)
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The Maronite Catholic Church (Patriarchate)
Jurisdiction |
1990 |
2000 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Bish |
Par |
SecPr |
RelPr |
MRel |
FRel |
Dc |
Sm |
Archeparchy of Antelias, Lebanon |
170,734 |
217,660 |
191,763 |
192,305 |
193,377 |
1 |
93 |
71 |
55 |
87 |
565 |
0 |
25 |
Archeparchy of Beirut, Lebanon |
250,000 |
200,000 |
236,000 |
236,000 |
240,000 |
2 |
127 |
131 |
32 |
32 |
169 |
0 |
49 |
Archeparchy of Tripoli, Lebanon |
89,053 |
100,000 |
101,350 |
102,096 |
100,068 |
1 |
123 |
123 |
55 |
63 |
148 |
0 |
26 |
Archeparchy of Tyre, Lebanon |
22,000 |
44,000 |
42,000 |
41,500 |
43,000 |
2 |
22 |
18 |
10 |
11 |
46 |
0 |
6 |
Eparchy of Baalbek, Lebanon |
47,000 |
35,000 |
30,000 |
30,000 |
34,000 |
1 |
34 |
12 |
8 |
8 |
33 |
2 |
8 |
Eparchy of Joubbe, Batrun and Sarba, Lebanon (Patriarchal)* |
110,025 |
|
– |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eparchy of Joubbe, Sarba and Jounieh (Patriarchal) |
|
492,989 |
375,875 |
358,500 |
359,200 |
6 |
140 |
141 |
52 |
180 |
173 |
2 |
44 |
Eparchy of Jbeil, Lebanon |
469,750 |
250,000 |
250,000 |
250,000 |
250,000 |
1 |
88 |
60 |
40 |
45 |
45 |
0 |
23 |
Eparchy of Jounieh, Lebanon** |
205,315 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eparchy of Batrun |
|
0 |
72,000 |
72,000 |
73,000 |
1 |
66 |
44 |
17 |
40 |
56 |
0 |
5 |
Eparchy of Saïda, Lebanon |
94,700 |
65,000 |
83,000 |
84,000 |
68,000 |
2 |
96 |
61 |
17 |
26 |
70 |
0 |
13 |
Eparchy of Zahleh, Lebanon |
estab. 1990 |
49,520 |
50,777 |
50,900 |
51,000 |
2 |
33 |
17 |
15 |
15 |
28 |
0 |
2 |
Archeparchy of Cyprus |
10,000 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
1 |
9 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem and Palestine |
|
504 |
504 |
504 |
504 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Patriarchal Exarchate of Jordan |
estab. 1996 |
1,200 |
1,200 |
1,200 |
1,200 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Eparchy of Cairo, Egypt |
4,350 |
5,000 |
5,003 |
5,430 |
5,430 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Archeparchy of Aleppo, Syria |
3,225 |
4,105 |
4,105 |
4,000 |
4,000 |
1 |
5 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Archeparchy of Damascus, Syria |
7,000 |
8,000 |
12,000 |
12,000 |
12,000 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
Eparchy of Lattaquié, Syria |
23,000 |
27,000 |
31,000 |
33,000 |
33,000 |
1 |
32 |
22 |
3 |
3 |
40 |
0 |
10 |
Eparchy of San Charbel en Buenos Aires, Argentina |
estab. 1990 |
700,000 |
700,000 |
700,000 |
700,000 |
1 |
4 |
9 |
20 |
20 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
Eparchy of Nossa Senhora do Libano em Sao Paulo, Brazil |
418,000 |
463,000 |
468,000 |
468,000 |
468,000 |
2 |
10 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn, USA |
52,000 |
30,000 |
30,000 |
33,000 |
33,000 |
3 |
34 |
43 |
7 |
14 |
1 |
14 |
2 |
Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles, USA |
estab. 1994 |
24,108 |
27,500 |
42,232 |
41,232 |
2 |
26 |
35 |
14 |
14 |
6 |
13 |
2 |
Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney, Australia |
125,000 |
160,000 |
150,000 |
150,000 |
150,000 |
2 |
10 |
22 |
16 |
17 |
24 |
0 |
5 |
Eparchy of Saint-Maron de Montréal, Canada |
75,000 |
80,000 |
80,000 |
80,000 |
80,000 |
2 |
14 |
11 |
12 |
17 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
Nuestra Senora de los Martires del Libano en Mexico |
estab. 1995 |
150,000 |
148,267 |
148,267 |
148,267 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
Archeparchy of Haifa and the Holy Land |
estab. 1996 |
7,000 |
7,000 |
7,000 |
7,000 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
TOTAL |
2,176,152 |
3,124,086 |
3,107,344 |
3,111,934 |
3,105,278 |
42 |
992 |
859 |
386 |
608 |
1423 |
38 |
242 |
*Batrun separated and Jounieh added in 1999. **United with Joubbe and Sarba in 1999.
Abbreviations: Bish=Bishop, Par=Parishes, SecPr=Secular Priests, RelPr=Religious Priests, MRel=Male Religious, FRel=Female Religious, Dc=Permanent Deacons, Sm=Seminarians (2007 figures)
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The Chaldean Catholic Church (Patriarchate)
Jurisdiction |
1990 |
2000 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Bish |
Par |
SecPr |
RelPr |
MRel |
FRel |
Dc |
Sm |
Metropolitan Archeparchy of Baghdad, Iraq (Patriarchal) |
325,000 |
151,000 |
130,000 |
115,000 |
145,000 |
3 |
26 |
29 |
3 |
9 |
93 |
0 |
8 |
Metropolitan Archeparchy of Kerkuk, Iraq |
5,330 |
5,050 |
5,700 |
5,600 |
5,600 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
Archeparchy of Arbil, Iraq |
12,314 |
12,000 |
12,200 |
12,200 |
12,200 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
Archeparchy of Basra, Iraq |
4,000 |
2,600 |
2,500 |
2,600 |
2,600 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
2 |
Archeparchy of Mossul, Iraq |
19,800 |
20,000 |
20,600 |
18,000 |
18,000 |
1 |
10 |
10 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
Eparchy of Alquoch, Iraq |
13,500 |
16,190 |
17,487 |
19,905 |
20,820 |
2 |
8 |
11 |
3 |
6 |
15 |
0 |
4 |
Eparchy of Amadiyah, Iraq |
2,000 |
2,452 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
1 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Eparchy of Aqra, Iraq |
230 |
176 |
310 |
310 |
508 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Eparchy of Sulaimaniya, Iraq |
500 |
400 |
200 |
200 |
490 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Eparchy of Zaku, Iraq |
7,000 |
6,548 |
12,700 |
13,500 |
15,500 |
1 |
11 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
Metropolitan Archeparchy of Teheran, Iran |
5,500 |
3,500 |
3,000 |
3,000 |
3,000 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
3 |
1 |
Metropolitan Archeparchy of Urmya and Eparchy of Salmas, Iran |
2,250 |
1,500 |
1,500 |
1,500 |
1,500 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
Archeparchy of Ahwaz, Iran |
340 |
350 |
60 |
65 |
50 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Eparchy of Beirut, Lebanon |
8,600 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Eparchy of Cairo, Egypt |
500 |
500 |
500 |
500 |
500 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
Eparchy of Aleppo, Beroea and Halab, Syria |
10,000 |
15,000 |
15,000 |
15,000 |
15,000 |
1 |
12 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Archeparchy of Diarbekir, Turkey |
2,900 |
5,000 |
5,925 |
4,561 |
4,226 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Patriarchal Dependency of Jordan |
0 |
0 |
7,000 |
7,000 |
7,000 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit, USA |
50,000 |
70,000 |
77,000 |
80,000 |
85,000 |
1 |
8 |
13 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
65 |
1 |
Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego, USA |
|
estab. 2002 |
35,000 |
40,200 |
40,200 |
1 |
7 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney, Australia |
|
|
|
estab. 2006 |
29,000 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
TOTAL |
469,764 |
322,266 |
358,682 |
351,141 |
418,194 |
20 |
133 |
108 |
34 |
53 |
177 |
85 |
30 |
Abbreviations: Bish=Bishop, Par=Parishes, SecPr=Secular Priests, RelPr=Religious Priests, MRel=Male Religious, FRel=Female Religious, Dc=Permanent Deacons, Sm=Seminarians (2007 figures)
Page 4
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church (Major Archepiscopate)
Jurisdiction |
1990 |
2000 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Bish |
Par |
SecPr |
RelPr |
MRel |
FRel |
Dc |
Sm |
Major Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Anagamaly |
398,700 |
450,100 |
504,000 |
507,000 |
509,000 |
3 |
346 |
357 |
365 |
632 |
4,900 |
0 |
81 |
Metropolitan Archeparchy of Changanacherry |
345,000 |
350,000 |
382,000 |
382,086 |
390,000 |
2 |
266 |
300 |
337 |
461 |
2,720 |
0 |
48 |
Eparchy of Kanjirapally, India |
150,364 |
162,675 |
172,050 |
173,350 |
192,000 |
2 |
136 |
194 |
116 |
210 |
1,840 |
0 |
76 |
Metropolitan Archeparchy of Kottayam, India |
114,569 |
131,366 |
169,505 |
170,200 |
172,200 |
3 |
148 |
157 |
53 |
102 |
1,253 |
0 |
41 |
Eparchy of Palai, India |
284,260 |
335,000 |
346,334 |
346,458 |
346,698 |
2 |
168 |
345 |
118 |
121 |
4,178 |
0 |
79 |
Eparchy of Irinjalakuda, India |
214,823 |
241,607 |
256,683 |
256,863 |
258,101 |
1 |
128 |
168 |
49 |
80 |
2,340 |
0 |
64 |
Eparchy of Kothamangalam, India |
334,390 |
474,530 |
206,270 |
210,015 |
214,210 |
1 |
115 |
169 |
65 |
162 |
2,189 |
0 |
34 |
Eparchy of Mananthavady, India |
130,000 |
171,000 |
166,000 |
167,000 |
168,500 |
1 |
138 |
211 |
185 |
345 |
1,670 |
0 |
14 |
Eparchy of Palghat, India |
49,344 |
64,370 |
66,061 |
67,711 |
66,918 |
1 |
102 |
95 |
75 |
79 |
1,551 |
0 |
53 |
Metropolitan Archeparchy of Tellicherry, India |
244,042 |
306,256 |
279,200 |
278,084 |
283,200 |
1 |
221 |
222 |
92 |
322 |
2,030 |
0 |
94 |
Eparchy of Thamarasserry, India |
103,843 |
118,547 |
124,664 |
125,486 |
126,395 |
1 |
128 |
134 |
90 |
154 |
1,244 |
0 |
65 |
Metropolitan Archeparchy of Trichur, India |
376,630 |
423,514 |
463,306 |
460,728 |
466,845 |
2 |
192 |
265 |
136 |
335 |
3,311 |
0 |
107 |
Eparchy of Bijnor, India |
786 |
1,893 |
2,238 |
2,546 |
2,827 |
1 |
67 |
29 |
26 |
76 |
194 |
0 |
40 |
Eparchy of Chanda, India |
21,627 |
20,500 |
12,925 |
13,317 |
13,612 |
1 |
5 |
22 |
40 |
277 |
352 |
0 |
24 |
Eparchy of Gorakhpur, India |
1,152 |
2,449 |
2,861 |
2,916 |
3,139 |
2 |
31 |
33 |
25 |
33 |
176 |
0 |
21 |
Eparchy of Jagdalpur, India |
2,451 |
4,876 |
6,345 |
6,388 |
6,449 |
1 |
12 |
12 |
60 |
86 |
260 |
0 |
31 |
Eparchy of Kalyan, India |
100,000 |
100,000 |
100,000 |
100,000 |
100,000 |
1 |
100 |
51 |
95 |
105 |
267 |
0 |
41 |
Eparchy of Rajkot, India |
9,100 |
9,800 |
12,000 |
12,000 |
12,500 |
1 |
12 |
25 |
116 |
156 |
415 |
0 |
17 |
Eparchy of Sagar, India |
3,112 |
6,350 |
6,710 |
6,844 |
6,960 |
2 |
26 |
25 |
15 |
25 |
225 |
1 |
32 |
Eparchy of Satna, India |
1,441 |
2,620 |
2,707 |
2,668 |
2,703 |
2 |
16 |
35 |
22 |
53 |
144 |
0 |
17 |
Eparchy of Ujjain, India |
1,416 |
2,640 |
3,200 |
3,250 |
3,273 |
2 |
40 |
23 |
69 |
144 |
296 |
0 |
28 |
Eparchy of Thuckalay, India |
estab. 1996 |
20,000 |
24,429 |
24,806 |
25,988 |
1 |
50 |
23 |
28 |
33 |
198 |
0 |
36 |
Eparchy of Belthangady, India |
estab. 1999 |
0 |
22,500 |
21,500 |
21,500 |
1 |
51 |
38 |
13 |
61 |
170 |
0 |
40 |
Eparchy of Adilabad, India |
estab. 1999 |
0 |
12,154 |
12,571 |
13,061 |
1 |
23 |
13 |
31 |
39 |
141 |
0 |
23 |
Eparchy of Idukki, India |
|
estab. 2003 |
255,000 |
304,923 |
396,010 |
1 |
126 |
78 |
37 |
117 |
1,301 |
0 |
55 |
Eparchy of St Thomas of Chicago, USA |
|
estab. 2001 |
100,000 |
100,000 |
100,000 |
1 |
8 |
26 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
TOTAL |
2,887,050 |
3,400,093 |
3,699,142 |
3,758,710 |
3,902,089 |
38 |
2655 |
3050 |
2268 |
4218 |
33,377 |
1 |
1161 |
Abbreviations: Bish=Bishop, Par=Parishes, SecPr=Secular Priests, RelPr=Religious Priests, MRel=Male Religious, FRel=Female Religious, Dc=Permanent Deacons, Sm=Seminarians (2007 figures)
Page 5
The Melkite Greek Catholic Church (Patriarchate)
Jurisdiction |
1990 |
2000 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Bish |
Par |
SecPr |
RelPr |
MRel |
FRel |
Dc |
Sm |
Patriarchal Metropolitan Archeparchy of Damascus, Syria |
90,000 |
110,000 |
200,000 |
200,000 |
200,000 |
3 |
18 |
32 |
8 |
8 |
14 |
1 |
9 |
Metropolitan Archeparchy of Aleppo, Syria |
11,000 |
20,000 |
17,000 |
17,000 |
17,000 |
1 |
10 |
16 |
1 |
1 |
26 |
0 |
7 |
Metropolitan Archeparchy of Bosra, Syria |
27,000 |
27,000 |
27,000 |
27,000 |
27,000 |
1 |
42 |
18 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
6 |
Metropolitan Archeparchy of Homs, Syria |
24,620 |
25,000 |
27,000 |
30,000 |
30,000 |
2 |
17 |
23 |
4 |
6 |
25 |
0 |
2 |
Archeparchy of Lattaquié, Syria |
11,000 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
1 |
18 |
10 |
4 |
5 |
15 |
1 |
2 |
Metropolitan Archeparchy of Beirut and Gibail, Lebanon |
150,000 |
200,000 |
200,000 |
200,000 |
200,000 |
1 |
139 |
63 |
30 |
71 |
190 |
0 |
19 |
Metropolitan Archeparchy of Tyre, Lebanon |
7,000 |
8,700 |
7,000 |
7,000 |
3,200 |
2 |
9 |
11 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
Archeparchy of Baalbek, Lebanon |
25,000 |
14,000 |
15,200 |
20,000 |
22,000 |
2 |
12 |
9 |
2 |
3 |
52 |
1 |
2 |
Archeparchy of Baniyas, Lebanon |
8,000 |
3,300 |
1,300 |
1,300 |
1,300 |
2 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
Archeparchy of Saida, Lebanon |
7,000 |
25,000 |
27,000 |
27,000 |
28,000 |
1 |
50 |
24 |
20 |
59 |
38 |
0 |
15 |
Archeparchy of Tripoli in Lebanon |
7,000 |
7,000 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
1 |
15 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
1 |
Archeparchy of Zahleh and Furzol, Lebanon |
115,000 |
126,000 |
126,000 |
126,000 |
126,000 |
1 |
36 |
6 |
20 |
20 |
42 |
0 |
1 |
Archeparchy of Petra and Philadelphia, Jordan |
20,000 |
31,200 |
31,300 |
31,300 |
31,300 |
1 |
28 |
23 |
5 |
6 |
15 |
0 |
2 |
Archeparchy of Akka, Israel |
40,000 |
54,000 |
67,890 |
80,000 |
80,000 |
2 |
32 |
33 |
3 |
8 |
28 |
0 |
7 |
Jerusalem (patriarchal dependency) |
3,000 |
3,300 |
3,300 |
3,300 |
3,300 |
1 |
10 |
5 |
6 |
20 |
27 |
2 |
3 |
Eparchy of Nossa Senhora do Paraiso em Sao Paulo, Brazil |
368,000 |
413,000 |
418,000 |
418,000 |
418,000 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
Eparchy of Newton, USA |
25,950 |
27,500 |
29,024 |
27,207 |
24,435 |
2 |
35 |
49 |
15 |
16 |
3 |
44 |
1 |
Eparchy of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal, Canada |
30,000 |
43,000 |
43,000 |
33,000 |
33,000 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Eparchy of Nuestra Senora del Paraiso en Mexico |
2,000 |
2,500 |
4,600 |
4,700 |
4,700 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Patriarchal Exarchate of Iraq |
340 |
600 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Egypt and Sudan (patriarchal dependency) |
8,000 |
6,500 |
6,500 |
6,500 |
6,500 |
1 |
17 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
1 |
0 |
Patriarchal Exarchate of Kuwait |
4,500 |
700 |
800 |
800 |
800 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Eparchy of Saint Michael\’s of Sydney, Australia |
40,000 |
45,000 |
45,000 |
45,000 |
45,000 |
1 |
13 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
Apostolic Exarchate in Venezuela (Caracas) |
estab. 1990 |
48,000 |
25,000 |
25,000 |
25,000 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
Apostolic Exarchate in Argentina |
|
estab. 2002 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
TOTAL |
1,024,410 |
1,251,300 |
1,342,014 |
1,350,207 |
1,346,635 |
30 |
529 |
390 |
131 |
239 |
532 |
57 |
91 |
Abbreviations: Bish=Bishop, Par=Parishes, SecPr=Secular Priests, RelPr=Religious Priests, MRel=Male Religious, FRel=Female Religious, Dc=Permanent Deacons, Sm=Seminarians (2007 figures)
Page 6
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (Major Archepiscopate)
Jurisdiction |
1990 |
2000 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Bish |
Par |
SecPr |
RelPr |
MRel |
FRel |
Dc |
Sm |
Major Archeparchy of Kyiv, Ukraine |
|
300,000 |
130,900 |
130,900 |
98,500 |
5 |
34 |
16 |
7 |
7 |
9 |
5 |
4 |
Archeparchy of Lviv, Ukraine |
|
1,607,000 |
650,000 |
660,000 |
666,476 |
1 |
276 |
284 |
73 |
204 |
187 |
1 |
65 |
Eparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine |
|
615,024 |
609,098 |
608,249 |
607,169 |
3 |
365 |
417 |
27 |
64 |
124 |
0 |
143 |
Eparchy of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi, Ukraine |
estab. 1993 |
501,176 |
240,000 |
240,000 |
240,000 |
1 |
279 |
205 |
3 |
20 |
28 |
0 |
75 |
Eparchy of Sambir-Drohobych, Ukraine |
estab. 1993 |
408,489 |
403,248 |
402,503 |
401,496 |
1 |
514 |
249 |
10 |
10 |
29 |
0 |
95 |
Eparchy of Ternopil. Ukraine |
estab. 1993 |
598,100 |
united Zboriv 2000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eparchy of Zboriv, Ukraine |
estab. 1993 |
375,000 |
united Ternopil 2000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eparchy of Ternopil-Zboriv |
|
united 2000 |
465,610 |
479,052 |
479,052 |
1 |
407 |
243 |
18 |
40 |
46 |
1 |
8 |
Eparchy of Buchach, Ukraine |
|
estab. 2000 |
213,314 |
211,317 |
211,613 |
1 |
299 |
159 |
8 |
11 |
12 |
0 |
47 |
Eparchy of Sokal, Ukraine |
|
estab. 2000 |
332,644 |
330,453 |
329,125 |
1 |
352 |
222 |
28 |
67 |
46 |
0 |
73 |
Eparchy of Stryj, Ukraine |
|
estab. 2000 |
317,220 |
420,000 |
380,000 |
1 |
344 |
208 |
7 |
50 |
20 |
2 |
51 |
Archepiscopal Exarchate of Donetsk-Kharkiv, Ukraine |
|
estab. 2002 |
100,000 |
5,000 |
5,000 |
1 |
44 |
31 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
5 |
Archepiscopal Exarchate of Odesa-Krym, Ukraine |
|
estab. 2003 |
70,000 |
70,000 |
70,000 |
1 |
25 |
29 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
Metropolitan Archeparchy of Przemysl-Warsaw, Poland |
|
32,000 |
32,000 |
32,000 |
32,000 |
1 |
84 |
33 |
13 |
29 |
87 |
3 |
12 |
Eparchy of Wroclaw-Gdansk, Poland |
estab. 1996 |
53,000 |
50,000 |
21,000 |
21,000 |
1 |
58 |
28 |
2 |
2 |
14 |
0 |
6 |
Metropolitan Archeparchy of Philadelphia, USA |
77,571 |
69,088 |
65,500 |
65,000 |
65,000 |
3 |
70 |
65 |
5 |
5 |
110 |
5 |
8 |
Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma, USA |
11,964 |
11,522 |
11,058 |
11,032 |
10,937 |
1 |
38 |
41 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
11 |
4 |
Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago, USA |
28,000 |
9,500 |
12,000 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
2 |
38 |
42 |
12 |
18 |
5 |
11 |
5 |
Eparchy of Stamford, USA |
40,998 |
16,684 |
16,000 |
16,600 |
16,741 |
2 |
54 |
61 |
15 |
24 |
47 |
8 |
30 |
Metropolitan Archeparchy of Winnipeg, Canada |
49,350 |
45,000 |
29,740 |
29,740 |
29,740 |
3 |
144 |
31 |
12 |
12 |
24 |
14 |
3 |
Eparchy of Edmonton, Canada |
40,907 |
26,250 |
26,250 |
28,750 |
28,750 |
0 |
118 |
26 |
13 |
22 |
30 |
4 |
2 |
Eparchy of New Westminster, Canada |
7,700 |
4,000 |
7,835 |
7,835 |
7,835 |
1 |
16 |
11 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
Eparchy of Saskatoon, Canada |
24,000 |
12,200 |
12,700 |
8,607 |
8,395 |
1 |
88 |
21 |
10 |
12 |
17 |
3 |
2 |
Eparchy of Toronto, Canada |
80,000 |
83,200 |
36,910 |
10,866 |
10,866 |
2 |
65 |
116 |
15 |
16 |
37 |
18 |
2 |
Apostolic Exarchate of Great Britain |
27,000 |
15,000 |
15,000 |
50,000 |
50,000 |
0 |
15 |
15 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne, Australia |
25,000 |
35,400 |
35,050 |
33,860 |
33,830 |
1 |
10 |
21 |
2 |
2 |
19 |
4 |
0 |
Apostolic Exarchate of Germany & Scandinavia (Munich) |
27,450 |
38,000 |
80,000 |
78,400 |
78,400 |
1 |
21 |
31 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
1 |
3 |
Apostolic Exarchate of France |
16,000 |
16,000 |
15,000 |
15,000 |
15,000 |
1 |
11 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
Eparchy of São João Batista em Curitiba, Brazil |
130,000 |
162,000 |
161,500 |
161,500 |
161,500 |
3 |
23 |
19 |
62 |
91 |
462 |
2 |
7 |
Eparchy of Santa Maria del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires |
122,000 |
126,000 |
130,000 |
150,000 |
155,000 |
2 |
17 |
6 |
15 |
17 |
91 |
1 |
2 |
TOTAL |
707,940 |
5,159,633 |
4,268,577 |
4,287,664 |
4,223,425 |
42 |
3809 |
2639 |
374 |
741 |
1476 |
100 |
657 |
Abbreviations: Bish=Bishop, Par=Parishes, SecPr=Secular Priests, RelPr=Religious Priests, MRel=Male Religious, FRel=Female Religious, Dc=Permanent Deacons, Sm=Seminarians (2007 figures)
Page 7
The Ruthenian Byzantine Catholic Church (Metropolitanate in USA)
Jurisdiction |
1990 |
2000 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Bish |
Par |
SecPr |
RelPr |
MRel |
FRel |
Dc |
Sm |
Eparchy of Mukacevo, Ukraine |
|
320,000 |
320,000 |
320,000 |
320,000 |
2 |
370 |
197 |
20 |
31 |
42 |
1 |
128 |
Metropolitan Archeparchy of Pittsburgh, USA |
143,784 |
75,261 |
60,100 |
59,946 |
59,719 |
1 |
80 |
73 |
9 |
12 |
88 |
11 |
1 |
Eparchy of Parma, USA |
22,202 |
12,680 |
12,401 |
12,402 |
12,371 |
1 |
35 |
43 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
8 |
0 |
Eparchy of Passaic, USA |
85,050 |
51,771 |
24,031 |
23,914 |
21,808 |
1 |
88 |
69 |
12 |
13 |
19 |
23 |
2 |
Eparchy of Van Nuys, USA |
17,125 |
3,108 |
2,849 |
3,026 |
2,863 |
2 |
19 |
20 |
4 |
8 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
Apostolic Exarchate of the Czech Republic |
estab. 1996 |
200,000 |
177,704 |
177,704 |
177,704 |
1 |
25 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
TOTAL |
268,161 |
662,820 |
597,085 |
596,992 |
594,465 |
8 |
617 |
439 |
46 |
65 |
162 |
51 |
139 |
The Romanian Greek Catholic Church (Major Archepiscopate)
Jurisdiction |
1995 |
2000 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Bish |
Par |
SecPr |
RelPr |
MRel |
FRel |
Dc |
Sm |
Metropolitan Archeparchy of Fagaras & Alba Julia, Romania |
495,000 |
362,000 |
350,000 |
365,000 |
367,000 |
1 |
624 |
212 |
5 |
6 |
160 |
0 |
71 |
Eparchy of Cluj-Gherla, Romania |
505,000 |
750,000 |
60,000 |
60,000 |
60,000 |
2 |
179 |
144 |
16 |
25 |
110 |
1 |
74 |
Eparchy of Lugoj, Romania |
500,000 |
40,000 |
96,427 |
100,020 |
101,783 |
1 |
129 |
108 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
Eparchy of Maramures, Romania |
477,000 |
132,310 |
128,490 |
127,600 |
127,300 |
1 |
154 |
135 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
33 |
Eparchy of Oradea Mare, Romania |
29,385 |
101,000 |
102,000 |
102,000 |
102,000 |
1 |
139 |
127 |
15 |
18 |
21 |
0 |
74 |
Eparchy of Saint George\’s in Canton, Ohio, USA |
5,250 |
5,300 |
5,000 |
5,000 |
5,000 |
2 |
14 |
21 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
TOTAL |
2,011,635 |
1,390,610 |
741,917 |
759,620 |
763,083 |
8 |
1239 |
747 |
44 |
61 |
291 |
4 |
274 |
Greek Catholics in Fomer Yugoslavia
Jurisdiction |
1990 |
2000 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Bish |
Par |
SecPr |
RelPr |
MRel |
FRel |
Dc |
Sm |
Eparchy of Krizevci, Croatia |
48,768 |
48,775 |
15,311 |
21,467 |
21,480 |
1 |
44 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
58 |
0 |
10 |
Apostolic Exarchate of Serbia/Montenegro |
|
estab. 2003 |
22,934 |
22,897 |
22,720 |
1 |
21 |
15 |
2 |
2 |
62 |
0 |
10 |
Apostolic Exarchate of Macedonia |
|
estab. 2000 |
11,398 |
11,483 |
11,491 |
1 |
5 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
18 |
TOTAL |
48,768 |
48,775 |
49,643 |
55,847 |
55,691 |
3 |
70 |
51 |
2 |
2 |
138 |
0 |
38 |
The Greek Byzantine Catholic Church
Jurisdiction |
1990 |
2000 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Bish |
Par |
SecPr |
RelPr |
MRel |
FRel |
Dc |
Sm |
Apostolic Exarchate for Greece (Athens) |
2,300 |
2,300 |
2,300 |
2,300 |
2,300 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
Apostolic Exarchate for Turkey (Istanbul) |
50 |
40 |
40 |
30 |
25 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
TOTAL |
2,350 |
2.340 |
2,340 |
2,330 |
2,325 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
The Bulgarian Byzantine Catholic Church
Jurisdiction |
1990 |
2000 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Bish |
Par |
SecPr |
RelPr |
MRel |
FRel |
Dc |
Sm |
Apostolic Exarchate of Sophia, Bulgaria |
15,000 |
15,000 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
10,107 |
1 |
21 |
5 |
16 |
17 |
41 |
0 |
0 |
Abbreviations: Bish=Bishop, Par=Parishes, SecPr=Secular Priests, RelPr=Religious Priests, MRel=Male Religious, FRel=Female Religious, Dc=Permanent Deacons, Sm=Seminarians (2007 figures)
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The Slovak Greek Catholic Church
Jurisdiction |
1990 |
2000 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Bish |
Par |
SecPr |
RelPr |
MRel |
FRel |
Dc |
Sm |
Eparchy of Presov, Slovakia |
361,060 |
118,740 |
136,593 |
136,965 |
137,203 |
2 |
166 |
237 |
22 |
25 |
86 |
1 |
69 |
Apostolic Exarchate of Kosice, Slovakia |
estab.1997 |
72,304 |
83,776 |
79,550 |
81,132 |
1 |
90 |
149 |
12 |
20 |
45 |
3 |
23 |
Eparchy of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Toronto, Canada |
30,000 |
20,000 |
5,000 |
2,500 |
25,000 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
TOTAL |
391,060 |
211,044 |
225,369 |
219,015 |
243,335 |
4 |
263 |
391 |
35 |
46 |
131 |
4 |
93 |
The Italo-Albanian Byzantine Catholic Church
Jurisdiction |
1990 |
2000 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Bish |
Par |
SecPr |
RelPr |
MRel |
FRel |
Dc |
Sm |
Eparchy of Lungro, Italy (continental Italy) |
32,500 |
32,965 |
32,800 |
33,200 |
33,150 |
1 |
29 |
32 |
2 |
2 |
30 |
1 |
13 |
Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi, Italy (Sicily) |
28,800 |
28,500 |
28,500 |
30,000 |
30,000 |
1 |
15 |
31 |
2 |
9 |
121 |
1 |
2 |
Territorial Abbey of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata, Italy |
104 |
98 |
98 |
98 |
90 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
17 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
TOTAL |
61,404 |
61,563 |
61,398 |
63,298 |
63,240 |
2 |
45 |
63 |
17 |
28 |
154 |
2 |
15 |
The Hungarian Byzantine Catholic Church
Jurisdiction |
1990 |
2000 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Bish |
Par |
SecPr |
RelPr |
MRel |
FRel |
Dc |
Sm |
Eparchy of Hajdudorog, Hungary |
250,000 |
253,000 |
248,987 |
270,000 |
270,000 |
1 |
145 |
216 |
6 |
10 |
11 |
2 |
49 |
Apostolic Exarchate of Miskolc, Hungary |
22,000 |
25,000 |
19,948 |
20,000 |
20,000 |
0 |
30 |
43 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
TOTAL |
272,000 |
278,000 |
268,935 |
290,000 |
290,000 |
1 |
175 |
259 |
6 |
10 |
11 |
2 |
52 |
The Albanian Byzantine Catholic Church
Jurisdiction |
1995 |
2000 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Bish |
Par |
SecPr |
RelPr |
MRel |
FRel |
Dc |
Sm |
Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania |
1,121 |
2,474 |
3,200 |
3,400 |
3,510 |
1 |
9 |
2 |
10 |
14 |
85 |
0 |
0 |
Ordinariates for the Faithful of Various Eastern Catholic Churches Without Their Own Hierarchy
Country |
1998 |
2000 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Par |
SecPr |
RelPr |
MRel |
FRel |
Dc |
Sm |
Argentina |
110,000 |
14,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Austria |
5,000 |
5,000 |
8,000 |
8,000 |
8,000 |
9 |
14 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Brazil |
10,000 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
France |
45,000 |
45,000 |
45,000 |
45,000 |
45,000 |
12 |
12 |
7 |
31 |
22 |
2 |
2 |
Poland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Compiled byRonald G.Roberson,CSP
Abbreviations: Bish=Bishop, Par=Parishes, SecPr=Secular Priests, RelPr=Religious Priests, MRel=Male Religious, FRel=FemalReligious, Dc=Permanent Deacons, Sm=Seminarians (2007 figures)
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